1911 Elgin National Trophy Race
25 August - Elgin, IL: 36 laps x 13.636 km = 490.90 km
Pole Position: N/A Fastest lap: N/A Results: 1 2 Len Zengel National 4:35:39.08 2 1 Harry Grant Alco 4:41:58.72 3 9 Hughie Hughes Mercer 4:42:08.97 4 5 Frank Lee Alco 32 Flagged Retirements: 3 Dave Buck Pope-Hartford 24 Wrecked BS, fatal 7 Harry Hartman Alco 20 Fuel line leak 12 Ralph Mulford Lozier 8 Brkn connecting rod 4 Spencer Wishart Simplex 4 Brkn connecting rod 11 Ralph DePalma Simplex 2 Broken flywheel 6 John Aitken National 2 Cracked cylinder Race Notes 1) Entrants limited to cars under 600 ci 2) Race run concurrently with other races 3) Race halted after 2 laps when grandstand collapsed. Restarted 35 minutes later. 4) Dave Buck fatally injured.